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Mannesmann AG. has started up two more continuous casting machines according to the oval bow-type principle to cast slabs with a width of 800 to 2,100 mm. In the very first month of operation a production of 33,000 metric tons of continuously cast slabs was achieved. A machine description is given and the initial experience discussed. New features include progressive or multi-stage straightening of the slabs according to the oval bow principle, a novel withdrawal machine that both supports and withdraws the slab, and a new infinitely adjustable mold.
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This article was originally published in German, in Stahl und Eisen, vol. 87, No. 22, pp. 1372–75, 1967, entitled: “Das Stranggiessen von breiten Brammen—Anlage der Mannesmann AG. Huttenwerke.”
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Schrewe, H. Continuous casting of wide slabs. JOM 20, 14–18 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03378676
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03378676